Have you ever been pushed out or fired from a job?
I have. It sucks, it’s unfair and it can really humble you.
The time I was pushed out of a job, everything was going great until my colleague was promoted to be my boss and then suddenly I couldn’t do anything right.
I started
There’s no doubt that as the world has changed over the past year, so has the way in which we conduct business.
That being said, the relationships on which we rely now for business leads, referrals and advice have also changed.
In some ways, it’s easier to build relationships with the help of virtual tools
I’m excited to launch a new career development series on the blog. These tips are for anyone looking to enhance their professional skills and succeed at work.
I’ve had my fair share of big failures and successes – that’s part of the reason why I think I’m qualified to give advice in this area. I’ve
If you are feeling blah because of this isolating holiday season, here are a few tips to inject more happiness into your everyday life.
LinkedIn recently launched a Career Explorer tool which is designed to help members find possible job transitions, based on their profile and LinkedIn insights into their skills based on 36K skills and 6K job titles.
This is not another job search engine. It’s a tool that matches a person’s skills with jobs that she or
We almost made it through 2020. What a blur. I hope you’ve been marketing yourself and your firm as this is not the year to take a break from marketing, business development and social media.
Even under the best circumstances, it’s incredibly important to ensure your current clients are happy and that you are consistently generating new sources of leads and referrals, as well as visibility.
With the pandemic still looming over our heads and the second wave upon us, this is the time to focus on your ongoing business development and branding efforts.
Here are 25 ideas on how to do that, which involves shifting your strategy from in-person networking and client entertaining to demonstrating client-care and empathy in all you do and having a strong online presence and thought leadership platform.
Continue Reading 25 Ways to Strengthen Your Business and Brand Before 2021
Sometimes we need to focus on improving ourselves, when we are stuck in a rut, feeling blah or uninspired, or just experiencing general Covid-19 burnout.
Here are 30 ways you can make more progress in your everyday life, be more productive and become a stronger, happier person. (And by the way, sometimes that means logging
Online networking has never been more important than it is today. It’s our primary way of remaining connected to and top of mind with our professional contacts. Individuals are quite open to connecting now as we are social distancing so don’t be shy about sending connection requests to people you know but with whom you’ve lost touch.
You should always keep your network “warm” and your LinkedIn connections updated because at some point, you’ll need them.
Here’s a plan for how build and maximize your LinkedIn presence now and in the future.
Continue Reading How to Easily Create a LinkedIn Connections Plan to Increase Your Professional Network
As many people are job hunting right now, I wanted to provide some tips on how to use LinkedIn specifically with the goal of finding career opportunities.
Now that we are no longer in-person networking for the foreseeable future, there is no better way during the pandemic to build your professional network and look for
When it comes to social media, commit to consistently posting, engaging and providing value, and using the right hashtags BUT don’t get too bogged down by interpreting the results of every single post or engagement on each post especially right away.
Go with your gut on the content you post and then adjust your efforts